The Comfort of Home™ for Parkinson Disease

Part One: Getting Ready
1. What Is Parkinson’s Disease?
2. PD Medications and Wearing-Off
3.Using the Health Care Team Effectively
4. Getting In-Home Help
5. Preparing the Home
6. Equipment and Supplies

Part Two: Day by Day
7. Setting Up a Plan of Care
8. How to Avoid Caregiver Burnout
9. Activities of Daily Living
10. Diet and Nutrition
11. Fitness and Exercise
12. Body Mechanics—Positioning, Moving and Transfers
13. Emergencies

Part Three: Additional Resources
Parkinson Disease and Caregiver Organizations
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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$24.95 Retail
ISBN 10: 0-9664767-7-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-9664767-7-4

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A PD Edition Review

One of the many definitions of comfort is “the capacity to ease well-being”, which certainly applies to our homes when we are seeking well-being.   The word, care, may have many meanings in different scenarios, but one I like best is “to treat with dignity”.  The Comfort of Home is truly the best resource for caregivers I have seen.  The basic descriptions, pictures, quick bullets of information and tips are just what caregivers need to learn, provided in an easy to “read and see” version.  The myriad of helpful topics condensed here is just what caregivers I work with have requested and will benefit from.   I highly recommend this resource to all caregivers of those with Parkinson’s disease.

Gwyn M. Vernon, MSN, CRNP
Neurology Nurse Practitioner and
Faculty member, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Nursing